Hearts, Flowers and Crime
Chapter One
Valentine's day was just around the corner. Richard Castle was at a local florist to order flowers with hearts for his wife Kate Beckett. Including taking her to the Trump Towers hotel for the evening. While all three of the kids will be watched by Andrea, Martha having to be home the past week from England. While the musical is on hiatus for a month. She will be going back to go back on tour with the musical Josey and the pussy cats.
Besides he's been busy on the local circuit promoting the new merger with Black Pawn publishing and Green Leaf. Gina Cowles and the board members have been very pleased with the results of the public and their buying power of the books currently on the market.
And including Castle's novels from way back. One of his biggest besides Derrick Storm would be the Nikki Heat series.
Castle was inside the Novelty shop on Fifth Avenue ordering roses and a large chocolate heart to be delivered to his wife at the 12th precinct tomorrow morning. It was going to be one hell of a surprise once she gets inside her office. It was some what chilly for some reason inside as he is talking to the owner of the shop.
"Why is it so cold in here David?" Castle asked with giving him his visa credit card to pay for the roses and chocolate heart.
"I know. I have already called for the company to send two techs to check the device in the back office. They should be here soon Mr. Castle." He said when all of a sudden the door opened appearing to be two men dressed in the Waterworks company that fixes the temperature controls.
"I am looking for David Reynolds. We are from the Waterworks company. You called for us to help out your store with the temperature controls?" Avery Antoine age 42 and his associate Julian Alcove working the company the past five years.
"Good, I don't need my customers walking away because of the cold Mr. Reynolds. I will show you the device in the back. Mr. Castle, I will be right back to finish up you're order." He walks into the back with them and passing the curtain.
Castle really didn't like the idea with those two. Something seem funny with him. As all of a sudden he heard gun shots coming from the back. He ran quickly as with other employees into the back to find out what was going on.
They saw the body of David Reynolds on the floor with two shots. One in his head and the other into his chest no doubt hitting the heart. Blood was flowing out of the body, as Castle went to check for a pulse in the neck.
Two of the employees found the back entrance opened. "He dead. I will call for the police to let them know of the shooting." Castle said to the two females looking horrified at the body and their boss being shot. "I just can't believe those two from the Waterworks company shot him and their faces on camera and witnesses." He starts to talk on the cell-phone to the operator to let her know their was a shooting at the novelty shop. He explained who he was with consulting for the 12th precinct.
"Mr. Castle, I am sending the ambulance, fire and police to you're address. No doubt the New York city county coroner will be involved as well." She said as Castle talked for another moment before hanging up.
He was able to hear the sirens. Sergeant Javier Esposito and Detective Kevin Ryan were in the near area when they heard the call over the scanner.